to Management.- Managing in an International Environment.- Superior Performance Through Value-based Management.- Ways to Corporate Growth.- Diversification and the Achievement of Scope Economies.- Innovation and Technology Management.- Entrepreneurial Orientation.- New Paradigms in Organizational Design.- Fundamentals in Utility Management.- An Industry Overview #x2013; Strategic Groups and Critical Success Factors.- The Utility Industry in 2020.- The Changing Structure of the Electric Utility Industry in Europe: Liberalisation, New Demands and Remaining Barriers.- The Changing Structure of the Utility Industry from the Perspective of Regulation Authorities.- The Changing Structure of the Utility Industry from Its own Perspective.- Mergers #x0026; Acquisitions from a Strategic Perspective.- What Next for European Power Utilities?.- Unbundling #x2013; Strategic and Organisational Challenges for Power and Supply Companies.- Convergence of Gas and Electricity Markets: Economic and Technological Drivers.- Power Generation.- Investing in Power Generation.- Perspectives on Capacity Investment in Germany and Europe #x2013; The Future of Power-Mix Optimization.- Renewable Resources for Electric Power:Prospects and Challenges.- Emission Allowances #x2013; a New Production Factor in the Power Sector.- Energy Trading and Wholesale.- Energy Trading, Emission Certificates and Risk Management.- The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas Trade.- Cross-border Trading.- The Future of Gas Supply in Europe.- Strategic Use of Gas Storage Facilities.- Transmission and Distribution.- Regulation of Network Charges.- Transmission Management and Pricing.- The New Entry-exit Model in the EU and Its Consequences for Gas Supply Companies.- Implementation of the EU Unbundling Guidelines in Germany - a Legal Perspective.- The Energy Arteries of a Continent #x2013;Natural Gas Networks Secure Europe#x0027;s Energy Supply.- Dispatching in Unbundled Electricity Markets.- Retail.- The Retail Electricity Service Business in a Competitive Environment.- Customer Segmentation in the Utility Industry.- Current Trends in Serving Industrial Customers.- The Energy Retail Market from a Customer Perspective.- Regional Peculiarities in the Utility Markets.- Options for and Regional Peculiarities of Investment Funding in Energy Markets.- A Comparison of Market Structure and Regulation Between US and European Utility Markets.- Investment Opportunities in South America.- Final Stages in the Reform of RAO UES of Russia #x2013;Future Developments in the Russian Energy Market.- Special Issues in Utility Management.- Creating Competitive Advantages Through Co-operations Between Municipal Utility Companies.- Growth Options for Regional Utilities.- Climate Protection Requirements #x2013;the Economic Impact of Climate Change.- European Energy Policy on the Basis of the New Provisions in the Treaty of Lisbon.- The Role of Energy Efficiency in Electric Power Systems:Lessons from Experiments in the US.- Private Water and Economic Regulation in the United States.
